Background
Geismer, Alan Stearn was born on May 10, 1917 in Cleveland. Son of Eugene L. and Mollie (Stearn) Geismer.
Geismer, Alan Stearn was born on May 10, 1917 in Cleveland. Son of Eugene L. and Mollie (Stearn) Geismer.
University School. Cleveland, Ohio. Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, 1938). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1941).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Clerk to justice, Supreme Court Ohio, 1941-1942; with firm, Hahn, Loeser, Freedheim, Dean & Wellman, Cleveland, 1946-1951, 52-91; partner, Hahn, Loeser and Parks and predecessor firms, 1955-1991; of counsel, Hahn, Loeser and Parks and predecessor firms, 1970-1991.
Secretary, director Child Welfare League American, 1954-1962. Honorary life trustee, past president Jewish Children's Bureau Cleveland and Bellefaire, Ohio. Member Shaker Heights (Ohio) Board Education, 1957-1967, president, 1964-1966.
Honorary life trustee, past secretary Musical Arts Association operating Cleveland Orchestra. Past trustee Cleveland Welfare Federation. Past trustee, vice president Cleveland Guidance Center.
Served to captain Counter Intelligence Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1946, 51-52. Member American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, Harvard Club (past president Cleveland), Rowfant Club (member emeritus), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Barbara Peck, August 2, 1942. Children: Alan Stearn Junior, Martha Geismer Ostrum, Mollie R.